boil down
Meaning
- (intransitive, transitive) To reduce in volume by boiling.
- (intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
- (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
Synonyms
abbreviate
make smaller
trim down
be scorched
ebb off
einkochen
concentrer
خضعEtymology
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
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